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deformeter

American  
[dih-fawr-mee-ter] / dɪˈfɔr mi tər /

noun

  1. a gauge used to determine stresses in a structure by tests on a model of the structure.


Etymology

Origin of deformeter

First recorded in 1925–30; defor(mation) + -meter

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